Summary: P-Alkyl-P, y-epoxy nitro compounds undergo the weak base catalyzed conversion to y-hydroxy-a-nitro olefins followed by isomerization of the resulting double bond and the subsequent Pd (0)-catalyzed allylic substitution of the hydroxy allylic nitro intermediates by PhSOzNa and piperidine in a single-pot to afford hydroxy sulfones and amines, respectively.
[Rodrigues, J. Augusto R.; Siqueira-Filho, Ezequias P.; De Mancilha, Moacir; Moran, Paulo J. S. Synthetic Communications, 2003 , vol. 33, # 2 p. 331 - 340]
